Sunday, March 03, 2013

Most people have never seen the planet Mercury. Most of the time
it is too close to the Sun because, well, it’s the closest planet to
the Sun. But now and then the Earth, Mercury and the Sun align just
right and you can see Mercury as a bright red dot low on the horizon
just after sunset.

Mercury over the Pinehurst, NC Fair Barn

Tonight, 09-Feb-2013 at 6:36 pm I was at the Pinehurst, NC Harness
Track short track, and took this image of planet Mercury hovering over the Pinehurst Fair
Barn. Mars can be seen faintly just under Mercury.-- Dalton Hammond